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Blood Diamond [HD DVD] [2006]


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Great movie
Review date: 2008-03-28 Rating: 8 out of 10

This great Hollywood blockbuster is one of a series of thought provoking movies along with the constant gardener and shooting dogs .Filmed in South Africa , London and Mozambique ,the result is excellent and the photography in this movie is a good as it gets .

It tells the story of two people who must find a very large diamond for very different reasons , one to save his son and the other to become rich . The action scenes are very realistic is terms of showing the brutal civil war in Sierra Leone as Saving private Ryan showed the landings in Normandy .

Leonardo DiCaprio deserves praise for his portrait of the South African mercenary he developed very convincing South African accent , he and Djimon Honsou work very well together and there is great scene when their characters clashed over racial issues .

Michael Sheen delivers another impeccable villain role as the unscrupulous diamond merchant who will buy anything from a war zone .

The only character that is not so good is Jennifer Connelly , also her relationship with Leonardo Dicaprio seems a bit far fetched and the romance is not very convincing.


4 and a half stars , only if it had a different female role ....

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Ultra-violent kill-fest
Review date: 2008-01-28 Rating: 2 out of 10

My wife and I aborted this film after less than half an hour, once it became
obvious that the story was being treated solely as a vehicle for
almost endless bloody violence. The gruesome opening depiction of the
slaughter of the innocents was more than graphic enough to establish the
general political background. Like most general viewers, we accepted that
truthful portrayal of political assassination is obligatory on responsible
film producers and directors, however harrowing. But to needlessly repeat
the same scenes of mass slaughter over and over again, as in "Blood Diamond",
is to merely pander to the minority who get perverted
pleasure from watching bloody death, debasement and destruction.
It is worth noting that published reviews of this film have deliberately
down-played the gratuitous and repetitive violence. This is a serious
dis-service to the viewing public, and it is high time films of this
savage nature were described accurately, and as unflinchingly as the
violence graphically portrayed. If this fair assessment were observed,
a few hundred less copies might be sold, but the general viewer would at least
be warned off wasting money on adding the DVD to their own collection.


A great film
Review date: 2007-12-12 Rating: 10 out of 10

This was a very thoughtful production that managed to meld action and drama with an important message about the politics of diamonds. A very good HD transfer and excellent sound. If you are worried about the price get it from Amazon in the States.

A real diamond ?
Review date: 2007-07-27 Rating: 2 out of 10

Is the disc diamond encrusted?

I'd want a holographic film for £26, what a rip off!

Blood Diamond
Review date: 2007-07-12 Rating: 10 out of 10

This is a good, exciting and action packed film. It also has a message in about the illegal trade of diamonds so you may learn something. It is a good watch!

Product Details/Specifications


Actor(s):
Michael Sheen
Leonardo DiCaprio
Jimi Mistry
Jennifer Connelly
Basil Wallace

Creators:
Basil Wallace (Primary Contributor)
Jennifer Connelly (Primary Contributor)

Director(s):

Recording label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
EAN: 7321900117647
Binding: HD DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: Anamorphic, PAL,
Release date: 2007-07-09
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Audience rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 138 minutes
Theatrical release date: 2006
Language: English (Original Language)

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